Three people were killed and at least eight people have been wounded in separate shootings since Friday afternoon into early Saturday on the city's South and West sides, officials said.

A 31-year-old man was found shot to death around 2:55 a.m. Saturday in a vehicle in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, said Officer Ron Gaines, a Chicago police spokesman.

The man was shot in the side during a possible drive-by shooting at Kilbourn Avenue and Washington Boulevard, Gaines said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and no one was in custody, Gaines said.

Police blocked off Washington immediately east and west of Kilbourn with yellow and red crime scene tape.

Inside the crime scene west of Kilbourn, a silver Audi SUV stood with its doors opened. The car’s front touched a parked car on the north side of the street.

Police were shining flashlights on a cluster of at least four shell casings lying in the middle of Washington immediately east of Kilbourn.

Drivers on the one-way Kilbourn slowed down as they passed the crime scene. About a dozen people in total gathered nearby.

On the north side of the scene, a man in a black jacket bent down and let out a moan. He sat on the ground next to another man, grieving.

A few moments later, a woman in striped pants and a black jacket walked up to the two men, crying.

“What the (expletive)? Why?” she said, holding up both her arms in the air.

The man in the black jacket walked up to the crime scene tape and tried to pass it to see his friend’s body.

“I need to see my homie. I need to see my homie. I need to see my homie,” the man repeated, his eyes fixed on the silver SUV.

Two police officers stopped him and were joined by a few other officers, who explained that the man couldn’t go past the tape while police are investigating.

“Do you wanna get arrested tonight?” one officer asked.

“Man, I don’t care if I get arrested,” he yelled as the woman and several other friends of the man who was killed walked up to the crime scene.

“You gotta let us do our job,” said another officer, trying to bring calm to the situation.

The man who tried to go past the tape stepped back and began pacing.

“It’s gonna be a war that’s coming. It’s gonna be a war,” he repeated as he walked back and forth.

In another fatal shooting, a 19-year-old man was shot around 1:05 a.m. in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. The man was identified as Damon Allen Jr., of the 1400 block of North Central Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 5900 block of South Bishop Street and found the man lying unresponsive on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to the head and chest, Gaines said.

He was taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Medical Care Center, where he was pronounced dead, Gaines said. He was pronounced dead at 1:13 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.

Police said they found drugs near the man's body.

About 6:20 p.m. Friday, a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Gaines said.

The man was walking in the 5100 block of West Division Street when an unknown male walked up to him from behind and fired gunshots, Gaines said.

The man was hit several times in the back. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital initially in serious condition. He was later pronounced dead, Gaines said.

In other shootings:

• A 44-year-old man was wounded in a shooting around 5 a.m. in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

The man was shot in the leg in the 6400 block of South King Drive. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Estrada said.

• About 11:55 p.m., a 24-year-old woman walked into Rush University Medical Center after getting wounded in a drive-by shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Gaines said.

The woman was sitting in a vehicle in the 4300 block of West Wilcox Street when someone in another vehicle fired shots, striking her in the wrist, Gaines said.

She managed to get herself to the hospital, where she was listed in good condition, Gaines said.

• At 11:30 p.m., a 26-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, Gaines said.

The man was outside in the 2100 block of West 71st Street when someone in a silver truck pulled up and fired shots, striking him in the foot, Gaines said.

The man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Gaines said.

• About 11:10 p.m., a 20-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, Gaines said.

The man was walking in the 800 block of West 61st Street when a gray van pulled up and someone inside fired shots, Gaines said.

The man was shot in the ankle and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Gaines said.

• About 10:55 p.m., a 28-year-old man, a 30-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were wounded in a shooting near a liquor store in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Gaines said.

The two were sitting in a parked car in the 100 block of North Kedzie Avenue when an unknown male attacker came out form the side of the building and fired shots, Gaines said.

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Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of North Kedzie Avenue.

Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of North Kedzie Avenue.

(Alexandra Chachkevitch / Chicago Tribune)

The 28-year-old was shot in the arm, and the 30-year-old was shot in the leg, Gaines said.

The woman, who was standing nearby, was shot in the foot, Gaines said.

The two men were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and the woman managed to get herself to that hospital, Gaines said.

The conditions of all three were stabilized, Gaines said.

• Earlier, a 20-year-old man was wounded around noon in another shooting in East Garfield Park.

Police responded to a call of a person shot in the 300 block of North Hamlin Avenue, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a police spokeswoman. The man was standing in an alley when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck, Estrada said.

The man suffered wounds to the right thigh. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment and was later released, Estrada said.